Vaccine programme resources
These webpages are primarily directed at health care professionals delivering the vaccination services that we commission.
If you are a member of the public seeking information about NHS screening or immunisation programmes please go to the NHS website or speak to your GP, practice nurse or other health care professional.
The purpose of this webpage is to make information more easily accessible to primary care professionals who provide immunisation services. Comprehensive information for all national screening and immunisation programmes is available on Population screening programmes: detailed information – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and Health Security Agency website.
To access the latest guidance click on the relevant link below. Please note that any items printed off may quickly become out of date.
Commonly used sites for vaccination information
- The Green Book
- The complete routine schedule
- Routine childhood immunisation schedule
- Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status [new version available from 1 September 2023]
- International versus UK vaccination schedule
- WHO immunisation data portal
- WHO TB Country Rates – there is also a downloadable APP for this information which can be found at the bottom of this page Global Tuberculosis Programme (who.int)
Vaccine programme specific health care practitioner guidance
- Covid-19
- Hexavalent
- Human PapillomaVirus infection (HPV)
- MenACWY
- Meningococcal B
- Pneumococcal (Infant)
- Rotavirus
- RSV vaccination of pregnant women
- RSV vaccination of older adults
- Shingles
- Pertussis (for pregnant women)
- Shingles Programme Changes 2023
- Shingles Eligibility Calculator – From September 2023
- HPV Programme Changes 2023
JCVI statement on a childhood varicella (chickenpox) vaccination programme
National Vaccination Strategy Published 13.12.23
Measles information
- National vaccination and immunisation catch-up campaign for 2023/24
- UKHSA MMR and Measles Programme Publications
- UKHSA Think Measles! poster
British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) published resources on measles
Seasonal flu programme
- Annual flu programme – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- The national ‘flu letter’ was published on 12 March 2024: 2024_25 National Flu Immunisation Letter
Training resources
Training standards information for vaccination programmes are as below:
- Immunisation training standards for health care practitioners
- Immunisation training of healthcare support workers: national minimum standards and core curriculum – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)